page_title: List of Iran national football team managers
section_title: Hossein Sadeghiani
hierarchical_section_title: List of Iran national football team managers / History / Hossein Sadeghiani
caption_attribution_description: English: Hossein Sadaghiani ,iranian football player
context_page_description: The role of an Iran national football team manager was first established in January 1941 with the appointment of Hossein Sadaghiani.
  Forty-seven men have occupied the post since its inception; six of those were in short-term caretaker manager roles: Jalal Cheraghpour, Nasser Ebrahimi, Homayoun Shahrokhi, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh, Erich Rutemöller and Ali Reza Mansourian. In comparison, Sadeghiani held the position for the longest to date with a tenure of 10 years, although the team only played 3 official matches during that time. As of May 2019, Carlos Queiroz, has led the team in 100 matches, more than any other manager in Team Melli's history. The most successful manager is Heshmat Mohajerani, winning the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, Quarter Finalist of 1976 Summer Olympics and Qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Hungarian coach József Mészáros became the first foreign manager of the team in 1959.
  Croatia has the largest number of managers to have coached Iran, with over six managers.
context_section_description: Sadaghiani  was the first manager of Iran national team appointed in 1941. He led the team in only three matches with two wins and one loss. His assistant, Mostafa Salimi, was also his successor. Sadeghiani was returned to the coaching staff in 1958 for coaching the team in two matches. He was also the first Iranian that played for foreign clubs, playing for R. Charleroi S.C. and Fenerbahce SK.
caption: Hossein Sadaghiani, managed Iran from 1941 to 1951
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